Embroidering and beading device



'L. a. FELDMAN EMBROIDERING AND BEADING DEVICE Filed June 24 PatentedDec. 21, 1926. v

Louise 3. FELIDMAN, oFMIN NEAPonIs, mmnnso'rA.

nlvrnnornnnmo AND READING DEVICE.

' Application filed runeai, 1925'. Serial No. 39,2'54.-

This invention relates to an einbroideringand beading device comprisingan implement adapted to be held inaone hand of the V operator and usedin embroidering ioloth or- 5 ia'stening beads to cloth,whiclrclotlnprefi erably will be in stretched condition, asffor beading,oomprisinga: small shank adapted instance, on an embroidery hoop. Agreat deal of embroidering and beadingwork is now done on dress goodsand other articles and it is desirable that this and rapidly perform-ed.

' It is an object of-this invention,therefore,

to provide a device. for einbroidering and to be held in one hand oftheoperator, which dewice has its upper end curved laterally so.

as to'fit over the forefinger of the operator,

the device havin a thin sharo oint at its:

upper endbelow which is a laterally and downwardly extending curved hookforming a recess, said recess bein'g adapted to be,

closed by a swinging pointed tongue which overlaps the lower andouterside of said hook when lnlts upper position and which issubstantially received inthe side of-said.

device when in its lower position.

It is a further object of the invention-toy provide such a device, asabov'e' set forth, which is tapered to form a narrow neck portionadjacent its upper end, the curved portion of the device being above theneck portion and of larger diameter than the neckportion.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forthin the followingdescriptionrnade in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer'to thesame parts throughout thediiierent views, and in which, H

- Fig. 1 is a view of the deviceshowinglthe same inv operative relationto: a piece oi. cloth in whichan embroidered ohainstitch has been made;

' Fig. 2 is a view of the reverse-sideofa por- ,tion of cloth shown inFig. 1-, showing the other side of the portion shown in Fig, l

i and also illustrating a line of heading seinvention; 1;

Fig. 3 is a viewl'in sideelevationofflthe device with its swingingtongue in a diifer- .ent-'position;,"-

I Fig. i is a view in front elevation of the upper end of. the device; 1

v Fig. ,5 is a view inside elevation'of F ig. 4,

cured thereto by the device .o f the present work be 'easily- 7 gtrated, is shown as cylindrical in form and of aportion of the devicebeing shown in" vertical section; and w Fig. 6 isa horizontal section:on the-line 66' of Fig. 5, as indicated by the arrow, F igs; 5 and: 6,being shown on an enlarged scale f' f v Referring to the drawings, thesame is illustrated as comprising a ,shankportion 7; VVhi-lethisportioninay be oi various shapes,

infthe embodiment of the invention illus-I a size adapted toconvenientlybe held in the hand. The portion 7 tapers towards its upperend tofornra narrow neck portion 7?? and has .anenlargedportion 7 abovesaid neck portion, The enlarged portion. is curved laterally, as clearlyshown in Figs. 1,. 8 and i per position, slightly overlaps the outerside and lower end of the hook 7 as shown in Fig. 5.

In operation, in makingan embroidery stitch,"such"a's a chain. stitch,the goods 10- wiil be stretched on theiraine, such as embroidery hoopand the end 'oi the thread 11 will be drawn through the fabric at thedesired'point. The device 7 is then held in thehand of theioperator andpushed through the cloth 10 from the bottom side which is the side shownin'Fig. 1-. When the device is pushed upward-through the cloth the100 isswun'gt down to the position" shown in, The device is] thus'feasilypassed through the cloth and the: narrow portion" point of the tongue 8engages the cloth and Fig. 3;

is brought intothe plane of the cloth.

.This portion is inade narrow or of small The tongue 8, when in itslower po-. 'sition, fits in and issubstantially received in" thelower'part of slot 7., as shown inFig. 3.

diametersothat the cloth will not be unduly stretched or anunnecessarily large hole- Inade therein,' infthe movement oflthedevice.,Theoperator now moves the threador' r holds the. thread so that thehook '7 can be engaged thereover and the thread disposed inthe recess 7The device is now pulled the proper length of stitch.

downward through the cloth and the lower end of the tongue 8 againengages the cloth so that'lt is swung to its upward position,

as shown in Fig. 5. Thedevice isnow easily pulled down through the clothand pulls the thread therewith. The operator again presses the deviceupward through the cloth at the desired distance from the point where itwas last passed through the cloth to form The thread is not removed fromthe recess 7"while the de viceis below the cloth so tl at the loops 11are formed on the underside ofthe cloth but the straight portions orstitches 11 are formed on the upper side of'the cloth. A straight andregular embroidery stitch is thus made on the upper side of the cloth.

The stitch oftlie chain type and canlie readily pulled out. The stitchat either side of the cloth can be used in embroiderin as desired Inusing the device, the skilled operator has the upper end of the devicelying or pressed against the front of the forefinger. In order to usethe implement to the best advantage it is desirable to have the upperend of thejdevicej curved as shown, so as substantially to fit the curveof the forefinger.

inent is unnecessary. The upper end of t p I device is made with a verytlnn sharp point l-Jith this curve in the implement, the same also willbe more comfortable in operation and have less tendency to mark orcallous the finger. I The curved upper end of the device enables thesame with its center of curvature. the point will move 1n an'arc and thecurvature will result in the point staying nearer the surface of thegoods. if a straight device or needle is pushedthrough the goods, thepoint, of course, will move in a line angular to said plane and thusaway from said plane. l Vith such a straight needle t would benecessarv' to give the same an angular movement to i bring the pointnearer said plane or make itapproach the surface of said goods. Wit-hacurvcd needle or device this angular IDOVG? so that it will readilypass through the goods and. will not make an unnecessarily large holetherein. The hook 7 is, thus made to extend laterally from the portion?so that the portion 7 canbe made thinner andthe goods more easilypierced' The tool is, of course quite smooth, especially at the sidesadjacent the ends of the rivet 9. The upper end of the tool, beyond theneck portion 7 in the drawing is about three times the actual size ofthe device. I

In using the device for beading, the thread 12 will have the beads 12thereon and as the device is pushed upward through the goods the thread12in between the beads will be engaged in the recess 7 and drawndownwardly through the goods, a chain stitch being formed, as previouslydescribed. The beads'12 are thus firmly and neatly secured in place.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided a verysimple and efficient. device for "use in hand work in 'ein'broideringand beading. The device has been, amply demonstrated in actual practiceand found to be very successful and efficient. While some devices withswinging tongues have been used for needles in knitting machines, theseknitting .machine needles are not suitable for hand work. The sameusually have wide points more-or-less blunt and the needles are, ofcourse, attached toafraine on the machine. 1 The present device is ahand implement adapted for a different use and also. in a different" artand the narrow neck portion 7? thereof and the laterally curved end arefeatures adapting itfor use in its particular art. I

It will, of course, be understood,that vari ous changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, which, generallystated, consists in a "device capable of carrying out the objects aboveset forth, in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed anddefined inthe appended claim, What is claimed'is: An implement forembroidering and bead ing comprising a shank adapted to be held in onehand and being tapered to have narrow neck portion of comparativelysmall cross-sectional area adjacent its upper enc, said device having anenlarged laterally curvedportio-n above said neck portion terminating inan elongated narrow sharp point t-openetra-tc the fabric and having alater:

ally and downwardly directed" curved hook on itsconvex side below saidfirst mentioned point forming a recess and a; curved pointed swingingtongue adapted to overlap the IOWBIKQHtlOf said hook and fit into theside of said enlarged portion when swung downwardly.

In testi mony whereoffl afiix my signature.

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